The new phase of zeolite – Nikos Lygeros
The new phase for zeolite stems from a strategic combination of applications and licensing. The former demonstrate to producers in practical terms what zeolite offers in terms of product quality and increased production. The latter, with the first licence granted, are beginning to attract investment interest, and the number of candidates for deposit sites is increasing. This strategic combination is yielding its first results, and we have an ever-increasing amount of technical and scientific data. Thrace is at the heart of this collaboration and is demonstrating that it has taken the issue seriously, even at an institutional level.
Applications on sports pitches and in the urban environment allow the city’s residents to see for themselves the changes that zeolite enables. In Alexandroupoli, the farm has already produced its first zeolite crops. Nea Orestiada and Didymoteicho are leading by example in Northern Evros with the effectiveness of their initiatives. Similarly, the areas of Petrota, Pentalofos, Kokkalos are beginning to gain greater significance and are paving the way for Greek zeolite, which will bolster virtually the entire strategic effort to promote it. Greece now has sufficient evidence – and not merely indications – that it can produce zeolite. And this can not only help the development of Thrace but also of our entire country, given the opportunities it offers in the economic sector due to its quality. Now every cooperative is taking a practical interest in the applications of zeolite and is finding an ally in every local authority that wishes to develop in practical terms, as many of them have the capacity to export and, with the enhanced quality that zeolite offers, can more easily play a role on the international stage.